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- ABINGDON, Va. Paula Sharon Whiteaker, age 59, passed away Friday, Jan. 4, 2013, at Bristol Regional Medical Center. She was born April 27, 1953, in Bristol, Va., a daughter of Fred L. Roberts and Pauline Roberts. She lived most of her life in Washington County, Va., and was a graduate of Central High School and Virginia Highlands Community College. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, daughter and sister. She was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. She was preceded in death by her mother, Pauline Roberts; and two grandsons, Justyn Whiteaker and Nathan Whiteaker. Survivors include her husband of 38 years, Frank Whiteaker; her children, David and Brandi Whiteaker, Fred Whiteaker, Pam and Shelton Pittman, James Whiteaker, and Kimberly and Bryan Adams; her father, Fred L. Roberts; her grandchildren, Billy, Michael, and Jetti Whiteaker, Zachary Whiteaker, and Jared and Tori Adams; her siblings, Fred Roberts, Linda and George Johnson, Pam and Neil White, and Chris and Christina Mercer; and several nieces, nephews, and cousins. Funeral services will be conducted Monday, Jan. 7, 2013, at 5 p.m. at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 13 Heritage Dr., near Exit 7, Bristol, Va., with Bishop Jeff Bauserman officiating. The family will receive friends at the church from 3:30 until 4:30 p.m., prior to the service. Burial will be Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013, at 11 a.m. at the Whiteaker Family Cemetery, off Old Jonesboro Road, near the family residence in Abingdon. Family and friends will serve as pallbearers.
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